Comments on: Droid Annoyances, The Honeymoon is Over

By: Unimpressed

Unimpressed — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:48:43 +0000

Just because a device isn't like th iPhone doesn't make every difference a bad one. Everyone always fails to see the iPhones MANY shortcommings, but its funny how the iPhone fanboys are always the ones being so critical of other devices without that Apple branding. Thanks for your unbelievably biased viewpoint. It was useless.

By: keil

keil — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:55:01 +0000

Thanks for posting, I very much enjoyed your newest post. I think you should post more often, you obviously have talent for blogging!

By: DougTheBug

DougTheBug — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:02:48 +0000

“Yes, mount it like an external disk. Then you drag and drop, yes, drag and drop media into the phone. Are you kidding me?”…. Many non-Apple-tit-suckers find this to be a much more natural and universal method for adding data. Not everyone wants some solitary app with its limitations to manage their music collections. Not everyone runs Windows, or a Mac either. You really demonstrated your ignorance on this issue.

By: BenSpark

BenSpark — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:04:11 +0000

Thanks for this post. I just got a DROID the day before Thanksgiving, (couldn't get it activated until the Friday after, so frustrating) and I've been documenting my experiences with the phone on my blog Drew's Droid, it is an offshoot of my blog BenSpark.com but it talks about droid related tips and issues. Thank you for pointing me towards the Salling software, it works great. Of course, I am not synching a lot of stuff so the free version works well for me right now. I was looking for a good way to download podcasts the other day and I could not find any. I think that the Salling Media Sync software is going to work perfectly for this. Giving you a shout out on the post once it is up. Thanks very much Scott.

By: BenSpark

BenSpark — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:04:11 +0000

By: anna harrelson

anna harrelson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:04:14 +0000

I like the fact that a 6 yr old could use the iPhone- that is part of its appeal for me. I love how integrated the music app is. I love it for all of my medical apps, for its lack of cheap buttons. I love my iPhone- just DESPISE the service. WHY WHY WHY APPLE did you have to make a deal with AT&T!!? I am not a GEEK- just the average user- which is why the droid to me has not won me over. For now- I research.

By: Loxly a.k.a Deborah

Loxly a.k.a Deborah — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:20:59 +0000

I'm assuming tether means using it as a modem for your laptop? It appears to be possible, there is an extra dataplan even for that ($15 more a month).

I got my droid tuesday and love it. I never had an iphone because I can't get ATT coverage here on the island, but the verizon 3g rocks out here. My blackberry was getting harder and harder for people to hear me on, and the call quality on the Droid actually blows me away. Battery life is kinda short, need to figure out what is sucking the power, but for now I am mostly home so can leave it attached via usb.

I love the ringtones folder option, the browsing is great, apps are cool and what I need, I didn't mind dragging my music folder over since I hate iTunes and haven't used it. I never did set up my blackberry for email or apps, but got email set up fast and easy on the Droid. Camera is adequate, but I'm tough on cameras

It's bigger than a lot of people might like, but I like the heft, so I won't lose it. I love the keyboard, I am not a touchscreen fan. My “wishlist” is pretty short, I wish the usb was at the top not the bottom because I set it on a holder on my desk, I wish the battery lasted longer and that I didn't have to take it out of a case to change the battery, or to take out the sd card.

A case is a must have, and a screen protector. Guess I should write my own review on my blog, lol.

Side note: Vinny got his phone for $149 because he was eligible for he new every two years, I wasn't eligible and by going to the store, I got mine for $199 PLUS got another $100 rebate (mail in) so got mine for $99. So even if you don't think you are eligible, go ask them!

By: Sam Harrelson

Sam Harrelson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:45:46 +0000

Maybe that will sway Anna… just fwd'd your comment to her

We primarily communicate via GMail's integration with Voice now since our
iPhones are becoming worse and worse at actually allowing for voice/txt
communications.

I took her to the local Vz store the day the Droid came out and have been
pushing hard since… will keep you posted!

By: jangro

jangro — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:38:01 +0000

Critical? How about honest. I posted a rave about it previously, and I wanted to balance that with the fact that the honeymoon will be over for EVERYONE who buys any new device.

Maybe you're getting too caught up in my title, but I really haven't said anything truly critical here. I'm still leaning toward keeping it, which says a lot given the expense that will be with AT&T contracts and such.

I know it's not an iPhone, and I love it for all its non-iPhone-ness. And I do love Android. But I've been using an iPhone since it appeared on the scene, as have millions of others, and we can't help compare them. They MUST be compared.

Thanks for the comment, I appreciate your viewpoint.

By: jangro

jangro — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:31:27 +0000

I've been waiting silently for you to catch wind of this Sam.

I would have bet money that you'd have picked up a Droid by now, especially knowing your challenges with the AT&T network down there in the backwoods and mountains.

Pick one up risk-free for 30 days.
The Google voice integration will blow your mind.